A loose group of reformers led by Manhattan Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh are balking at throwing their support behind Mr. Heastie, the chair of the Bronx Democratic Party, and women lawmakers in the city and suburbs are still attracted to the candidacy of Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, a Queens Democrat and the only woman in the race. (observer.com)
The irony here is though she's the only woman in the race, no candidate has done less to advance women's issues. (nystateofpolitics.com)
[8] The only woman in the race, she would go on to defeat three others to take the Democratic nomination. (en.wikipedia.org)